Even though Sherpa Guides are books that we have produced, that doesn't mean
we wouldn't consider posting your book here as well as long as it meets our
criteria. We can help you gain an audience
and sell some books.

What's a Sherpa?

According to Webster's Third International Dictionary, Sherpas are "a
Tibetan people living on the high southern slopes of the Himalayas and skilled
in mountain climbing."

When Mount Everest was summitted for the first time May 29,1953 by Sir Edmund
Hillary, helping him was a Sherpa named Tenzing Norgay. Many people know the
name of Sir Edmund Hillary, many fewer have heard of Tenzing Norgay. Which is
kind of like Lenz Design. We are in the background, quietly helping publishers
reach the top of their respective summits.

Native Sherpas (frequently not using oxygen) carry a lot of the heavy
stuff belonging to foreign mountain climbers (using oxygen) who spend a lot
of money and leave a lot of lightweight trash on the mountainside trying to
get to the top so they can brag to their friends.

So Sherpas have our respect. We think of this Web site as a way of helping
people reach their goals.

Sherpa Manifesto

By putting these books on the web, Sherpa Guides hopes to gain exposure for
the books while spreading the gospel of conservation and historic preservation.
If we promote tourism, we want it to be eco-friendly. We also hope to attract
book buyers, who will in turn support the activities of publishers who care
about these issues.

Sherpa Guides pledges the following:

1. Maintain an excellent Web site. We will do our best to make sure
the information is correct and up to date. If you find incorrect information,
please let us know.

2. No blind links to 404 messages or to commercial sites. We may have
links to commercial sites, but you will be warned. All Buy the Book links route
you to the appropriate Amazon.com page to purchase the book.